Spelling/Grammar

Welsh Rarebit, otherwise known as cheese on toast, is a bit controversial - have a look on the talk page on Wikipedia. The talk pages are a good place to discover disputed usage.

First of all, Welsh Rarebit is not just cheese on toast, it is cheese on toast with extras such as Worcester sauce and/or brown ale. Here is a recipe

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The answer is SUPERSEDE.

Whoever is writing the word goes by what they are hearing, and most words ending with that sound are spelt ...cede. But the etymology explains differently. The word descends from the latin roots super above and sedere to sit with the meaning sit on top of.

Although the word is correctly spelt supersede, some dictionarys include the supercede spelling. It is such a common misspelling it is becoming accepted as an alternative. Bad news for us pedants. Continue reading "Supercede or supersede?"